joshuaulrich / joshuaulrich/quantmod
Set column names to field.names in getSymbols.MySQL/SQLite
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- R
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Description
The documentation says that `field.names` are the "names to assign to returned columns", but that does not actually happen. It's simple enough to use the `field.names` (if non-NULL) when setting the column names. Thanks to Cedrick Johnson for the suggestion/patch.
Also consider renaming `field.names` to `col.names` to be consistent with `getSymbols.csv/rda/rds`.
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Research direction
Locate the getSymbols.MySQL and getSymbols.SQLite implementations and read the documentation describing field.names. Verify how returned column names are currently assigned, then make field.names take effect when non-NULL and confirm the behavior for both database backends; consider the proposed col.names rename separately because the issue presents it as an additional consideration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- mysql, r, sqlite
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100